Personally, I've gotten tired of 2 1/2 Men. It's the same old jokes...and I wonder how some of them get past censors. They seem to get raunchier and raunchier, but not funnier and funnier. The jokes are just like the characters...old and sad. But this is just my opinion.

Can't be perfect every week, I guess.

Although I have not yet watched this week's Big Bang Theory (I taped it so I could watch Trama, I'm gonna miss that show!), I have to agree on the general use of porn/sex as a gag on HIMYM & 2 1/2. I used to watch both of thses shows when they started, but I quit after a few seasons, that stuff just gets old and loses it's humor after they use it over and over. I consider myself pretty accepting of that type of stuff, but enough is enough. I won't even get into the fact that it is shown fairly early in the evening, when young kids are still up watching (because no one seems to care, anyway). I really don't understand CBS on their Monday night lineup, why don't they try to be consistent with that 1 odd half an hour, they put Rules of Engagement in there, for a while, then it dissappears for months. While the writing on that show isn't the greatest, it's blessed with some good talent in the actors. Then then had Class, same situation as Rules, but they cancelled that, too. I've tried to like AOP, but it just isn't making it for me, so all I'm really left with is BBT. I used to watch the whole 2-hour block on Mondays, but it looks like that's over.

something wrong with porn gags??. Sometimes I get scared with U.S. puritanism.

Up until Sept. 09 I never missed whole two hour bloc. I can't stand HIMYM any more. AOP is always very old situation comedy, have seen it way too much. T&HM has really lost it. Alan is too tight, too anal I would have kicked him to the curb a long time ago. Its time for him to grow up, at his age he needs to get it together. Big Bang - this is my first disappointment. A Big step back for Sheldon!

Yes, you do sound like an old fart because porn IS an everyday thing. Find me one man in this country under the age of forty that doesn't watch porn on at least a semi-regular basis and I'll show you a man that is legally dead. The way I see it, HIMYM is one of the best reflections of the modernization of telelvision in making it closer to reality.

And come on, Barney's entire raison d'etre is to sleep with as many people as possible, how is that better than a few jokes about porn?

Allison does seem a bit tired by her job(?). This is TV. It is not theater. Really it is not supposed to challenge yor sensibilities but rather to entertain. She has a right to her opinions, but it is probably easier to not read her reviews because they are the tired rants of the "keep off my lawn" variety.

Ok, so everyone can't like everything , and while this wasn't the most upbeat of articles, it also wasn't the only one about those shows.

Each show got it's very own article , typed by a completely different blogger. While it's nice to see opinions that mirror your own, it's not realistic to expect all opinions to do so.

It's usually healthy to see most sides of the opinion spectrum and make your own decisions based on what you opine.

This blogger has made her opinion known. She gets paid to do so, she doesn't get paid to write sunshine, butterflies and rainbows. If you disagree with her, fine, get over it, state it simply and without resorting to childish taunts , then move the hell on.

Oh and for the record, the other bloggers who have written regarding these shows have pretty much said similar things (minus the personal distaste for porn , fetish themes and adultery).

Also for the record, she also mentioned that the Monday night lineup was usually a highlight for her, so she is not a "hater" of these particular shows. READ the whole article prior to making your assumptions.

BTW , I don't do dishes... that's my spouse's job. (oh my,.. did I offend you by including something personal within my comments? too bad )

Completely not shocked to see Allison wrote this one. Who was the genius that said "Hey I know, let's get someone that really hates TV to write for our all-about-TV blog!" because I want to smack them.

I have to ask, how much did you people pay to read this blog? Because your sense of entitlement is overwhelming.

As for the shows...

On HIMYM, The fat suit was ok, but I was annoyed that they are breaking up this soon. It seems like we wasted half a season on this "relationship". As for porn jokes, they're always welcome in my house no matter what the time.

When I saw Michael Rappaport on AOP, my first thought was "If they make him a regular, they just might save the show." Sadly, it looks like he won't be back.

2.5 was just plain creepy. Funny creepy, but still creepy.

BBT, I have to agree. It wasn't funny. Only high point was seeing how much Penny cared about Sheldon's feelings. She may be the only true friend he has.